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Markets desk · July 4, 2026

U.S. Economy Added 57,000 Jobs in June, Missing Forecasts by Nearly Half as Unemployment Dips to 4.2%

The U.S. economy added 57,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in June, falling well short of the 115,000 gain the Dow Jones consensus had projected. The unemployment rate came in at 4.2%, a tick below the 4.3% analysts had expected it to hold.

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